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@£§¤†~~... ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~†¤§£@
#@£§¤†~~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~~†¤§£@#
##@£§¤†~~. ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ .~~†¤§£@##
#@£§¤†~~.. ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ..~~†¤§£@#
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¤†~~...... CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ......~~†¤
§¤†~~..... KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN .....~~†¤§
£§¤†~~.... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~~†¤§£
@£§¤†~~... ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ...~~†¤§£@
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##@£§¤†~~. FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY .~~†¤§£@##
#@£§¤†~~.. WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ..~~†¤§£@#
@£§¤†~~... BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~†¤§£@
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§¤†~~..... WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY .....~~†¤§
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#@£§¤†~~.. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ..~~†¤§£@#
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